Several international groups have called for Obiang to:.
Vehicles that once belonged to Obiang were sold.
Several complaints were also filed in US courts against Obiang's son.
Obiang and his cabinet have defended Kiki, as his son is known.
In addition, several complaints were filed in US courts against Obiang's son.
Obiang's expensive tastes have been the subject
of probes by authorities in several countries.
At the same time, Obiang was elected to a seven-year term as president;
Obiang was Chairperson of the African Union from 31
January 2011 to 29 January 2012.
Critics say that Obiang's government has made very little progress towards this goal, however.
In 2008 American journalist Peter Maass called Obiang Africa's worst dictator,
worse than Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
The United States, France and Spain are all investigating the Obiang family's use of public funds.
Obiang declared that the new government would make
a fresh start from Macías' brutal and repressive regime.
In 2002, for instance, one precinct was recorded as giving Obiang 103 percent of the vote.
Obiang declared that the new government would make
a fresh start from Macías' brutal and repressive régime.
Obiang has also been Chairperson of the African
Union from 31 January 2011 to 29 January 2012.
In 2002, for instance, at least one precinct was recorded as giving Obiang 103 percent of the vote.
Since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, Obiang has become the world's second longest-ruling
non-royal head of state.
The constitution provides Obiang sweeping powers, including
the right to rule by decree, effectively making his government a legal dictatorship.
The US Department of Justice alleged that Obiang and his son appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars through corruption.
The US department of Justice had alleged that Obiang and his son had appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars through corruption.[27].
The US Department of Justice has alleged that Obiang and his son have appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars through corruption.
In his response, Obiang categorically refused to step down at the end of the term
despite the term limits in 2011 constitution.
Obiang has encouraged his cult of personality by ensuring that public
speeches end in well-wishing for himself rather than for the republic.
An article published in Forbes magazine suggested that Obiang has gathered roughly $700 million of the country's wealth
in US bank accounts.
Like his predecessor and other African dictators such as Idi Amin and
Mobutu Sese Seko, Obiang has assigned to himself several creative titles.
Indeed, a 2006 article in Der Spiegel quoted Obiang as asking,"What right does the opposition have
to criticize the actions of a government?"?